Label-attaching machine.



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LABEL ATIACHING MACHINE.

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W. S. SHERMAN.

LABEL ATTACHING MACHINE.

(Application filed May 25; 1899. Renewed Nov. 28, 1900.)

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LABEL ATTACHING MACHINE.

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LABEL ATTAGI-IINGEMACHINE.

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. WILLIS SHERMAN, OF MILlVAUKEE, WISCONSIN;

.LABEL ATTA CH ING MACHINE.

SEEClFICATION fonning part of Letters Patent No. 676,244, dated June 1 1, 1901.

Application filed May 25,1899. Renewed November 28. '1900. Serial No. 37,984. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, WILLIS S. SHERMAN, of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, haveinvented. a new and useful Improvement in Label-Attaching Machines, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which area part of this specification.

' ing machines.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of the complete machine, the label-drum, which shows in this view, having the label therearound. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the machine with the exception of the lower portion thereof, the plane of the section being through the center of the table and through the center of the first station, certain of the parts being broken away and certain of the parts at the rear of the ma chine being omitted for the sake of clearness. Fig. is a vertical section through the lower portion of the machine, which does not show in Fig. 1, the section being taken on the same plane as Fig. 1, the base-frame being broken away. Fig. 4 is an inverted plan view of the gearing for driving different portions of the mechanism, the gearing being shown on a reduced scale. Fig. 5 is an inverted plan view showing the bearing-boxes forthe gearing of Fig. 4 and the mode of fastening said boxes, the gearing being omitted and this view being also taken on a reduced scale. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the machine, showing the label and tin-foil spools in place. Fig. 7 is a plan view of the machine with the top removed, showing only portions of the teeth of the pinions and gears, and all the brushes and their spindles excepting two being omitted. Fig. 8 is a plan view of the table, parts in horizontal section and parts broken away. 9 is a detail of the pawl mechanism for stopping the table. Fig. 10isasin1ilar viewshowing the pawl in a different position. Fig. 11 is a cross-section through the segmental rack, showing one of the inserted teeth. Fig. 12 is a viewof the outer face of Fig. 11. Fig. 13 is a vertical sectional view of the motor on a plane indicated by the line 13 13 of Fig. 15. Fig. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the motor on the line 14 1.4 of Fig. 13, showing the ports and passagesopened to com pressed-air supply. Fig. 15 is a cross-sectional viewof Fig. 13 on the same plane as Fig. 14, but showing the ports and passages to the compressed-air supply closed and the vacuum-ports open. Fig. 16 is a front elevation of the station designated in the specification as station E, parts being broken away. Fig. 17 is a rear elevation of the station designated 0 throughout the specification, parts being broken away. Fig. 18 is an inverted plan view of the cam for releasing the mechanism for stopping the table. Fig. 19 is an elevation of said cam. Fig. 20 is a vertical sectional view through the support for the pneumaticsmootb ing device and allied parts, parts being broken away. Fig. 214s adetail view of the brush mechanism and rubber roll for aiiixing the tin-foil. Fig. 22 is a plan view of the automatically-operating gear for driving the brush. Fig. is a plan view of the label-attaching drum and allied mechanism, parts being broken away, said drum and allied mechanism being arranged at both stations A and B. Fig. 24 is a similar view showing the parts in a different position. Fig. 25 is a section through the motor-operating slide. Fig. 26 is an elevation of the label-carrying drum and the affixing-rolls for the label. Fig. 27' is a section through one of the label-carrying drums, a portion of the interior plug being broken away. Fig. 28 is a plan view of the foil carrying and affixing drum located at station 0 and the brush mechanism for the foil, parts being broken away and showing a bottle in'position and the foil partly thereon. Fig. 29 is a section on the line 29 29 of Fig. 28. Fig. 30 is a plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 8, showinga different position of the guard and also showing additional parts adjacent to the drum. Fig. 31

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upper portion of the frame. Fig. 34 is a-seetional view through the arm which forms a bearing for the axis of the aflixing-roll. Fig.

35 is a central vertical sectional view through the affixing-rolls. Fig.36 .is an elevation and part-sectional view of the intermediate gear-' ing between the bottle-gearing and the station-gearing for all the stations excepting station D. Fig. 37 is a plan of Fig. 36, parts in section and parts broken away. Fig. 38 is an elevation of the positioning mechanism s'hownin Fig. 37. Fig. 39 is a sectional view th'rou'gl'rone oflthe brushes carried by the rable-and through theflexible roll which con tantswitl1- the foil on the bottle. Fig. 40 is a sectional view of the pneumaticsmoothing device, showing the male member of the clut'chzseparated; and Fig. 41 is a'detail'view of tlie, mechanism for positioning the cutting e d'g'e' ofj the di'umwith relation to the knife.

For the sa'ke'of clearness I will divide my maeli'in'e throughout the description thereof into foursepar'ate subdivisions or parts,whieh I; will describe as stations and indicate the stints-respectively,- by the letters A, B, G, and

D.'. Station A is the station at which the body label isaffixed, B the station where then'eck-label isaffixed, G the station where thei tin-foil isaflix'ed to the neck, and D the "statioirwh'ere the tin-foil is firmly smoothed to tii'ebottle by the same brush which previouslyact'e'd' atstation O andalso by the pneuin'atie smoothing device at station D. These stations are arranged equal distances-apart;

Referringto the drawings, the numeral 41 indicates the base of the frame, having a straight" front and curved sides and rear, as

'lhebase-fr'ame, however, may be of any desi'rable form; but I prefer to adopt the form herein-shown, as the curved sides and rear peri'ni't'th-e operator to quickly pass around the machine for access to the different portions-thereof. This base portion is advisably inrthe. form of a compartment having the front-doors 4-2 42, whereby the attendantcan readily enter the compartment, and. thereby gain access to the gearing, which projects below the top of the base. the base forms the support for the topplate, carry'ingthe working parts of the machine. This top plate is indicated by the numeral 43: Extending upwardly from the top plate area-series of standards or supports, three ofisaid standards or supports being designated, respectively, by the numerals 4t, 44, and 44- stan'dard 44 at station B, and standard 44 atistation (3. There is also a fourth standard; which isdesignated by the numeral 45, 'whieli may extend upwardly from any de-' sired point of the top plate, preferably from The top portion of. designated'by the numeral 66.

'driven by any suitable sourceof power and preferably passes downwardly through the shaft carries a pinion 68. v mesh with a gear-wheel fif), the hub-0f said gear-wheel surroundinga journal sleeve 70,

said sleeve being mounted fast on a shaft 71.

. I30 Theshaft 71 is journaled at its upper end in a bearing 73, as shown in Fig. 3.

Standard 44 is located at'stati'on A,

a pointnear station D. This standard is tubular, asmost clearly shown inFig. 2, in order to form a conduit forthe. tubes hereinafter referred ;to. The several standards mentioned form a support fora top frame 46. The bases of the several standards are of peculiar construction. l The base forthe standard 44 consists of the annular plates 47 and 48, the intermediate spacing-ring 49, and the top portion 50. Passing through plates 47 and '48 and through the top portion 50 is :a bolt 51, the lower extremity thereof being threaded, said threaded portion taking therefon nuts located,respectively, above and below the plate 43. The bolt is also threaded intermediate of its endsflat two places, as clearly shown inFig. 2, and-these'threaded portions-receive nuts which are turned down,

respectively, against the plates: 47 and 48. The upper end of the boltpas-ses throughan arm 52, which bears on the top'50'. The upper extremity of the bolt is threadedandenters a threaded socket" in the=.lower*end ofthe standard 44,'said lower endof'the standard being screwed down on the threaded extremity of the bolt, and thereby-clamping the top portion 50 andthe arm 52"tothe base portion.

Thejbase of the standard 44', as shown in Fig. 16, :consists of theplates 53 and54-a'nd the intermediate spacing-ring55. plate 54 is another spacing-ring 56, which is Above the oft-h'erequired height to bring the label carrying and affixin'gdrum, hereinafter referred to, to the proper height. Above the-spacingring 56 is anotherplate 57'and above this plate a top portion 58. Above the top-portiou isanarm 52, similar to the-arm-52, and above this arm is the standard 44'; Allrt-hes'e parts are secured together by a bolt similar 'tothe bolt 51, which connects standard '44 to the base-plates.

most: clearly shown in Figs. 1, 6, 7, an'd 8;

The base of the standard'42 as shown'in Fig. 17, is constructed similar to the base of the standard 42!, the annular .plates of said base of standard 42 b'eing indicated by the numerals59'and 60, respectivel'y,'the spacingrings by the numerals 61 and 62, respectively,

the plateabove spacing-ring 62 by the numeral 63, and the top of'the-base by the numeral 64. Thearm' bet ween 'the top 64 and the standard is indicated by the numeral-52 The main driving-shaft of the machine is Thisshaft is topframe 46 and is journaled in a-bear-ing 67, as shown in Fig. 3. Thel'ower portion of this This pinion is in' IIO the hub of said gear-wheel being loose on a shaft 76. The hub of the gear-Wheel is also formed or provided with another gearwheel 77, which is in mesh with a gear-wheel 78, the hub of which is fast on a shaft 79. Gear-wheel 78 is located at station A. The bearing-box of shaft 79 is indicated by the numeral 80. The upper end of shaft 79 carries a pinion 81. Gear-wheels, shafts, and pinions, similar to gear-wheel 78, shaft 79, box 80, and pinion 81, are located at stations B and C. The similar gear-wheel at station 13 is indicated by the numeral 78', its shaft by the numeral 79', its bearing-box by the numeral 80, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, and the similar pinion by the numeral 81,as shown in Fig. 16. The similar gear-wheel at station .0 is indicated by the numeral 78 its shaft by the numeral 79 its bearing-box by the numeral 80 as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, and the similar pinion by the numeral 81 as shown in Fig. 17.

The upper end of shaft 71 carries a double gear-wheel 82. The lower member of this double gear-wheel meshes with a pinion 83, said pinion being at the upper end of a shaft 83, which shaft is journaled in the bearingbox 73. Pinion 83 meshes with another pinion 8 1 at the upper end of a shaft 85, said shaft being also journaled in the bearing-box 73. This pinion 84E meshes with a frictionwheel 86, provided peripherally with teeth. It will be understood that the friction-gear 86, which is shown in the present illustration of the invention as being driven by the train of gears, could be driven from either of the shafts 79, 79, and 79 The main standard, around which the table, hereinafter referred to, revolves, is indicated-by the numeral 87. The friction gearwheel 86 loosely surrounds the lower portion of this standard and has preferably antifriction-balls interposed between the edge of its opening and the standard. The lower end of the standard 87 is socketed, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, and in this socket is fastened the upper end of the shaft 76, which forms the axis of the gear-wheels 75 and 77. To the lower end of shaft 76 the arm 72 is fastened, the opposite end of said arm being adjustably secured to the main driving-shaft 66, the adjustability being secured by means of setscrews, as clearly shown. Supported outhe top of the friction gear-wheel S6 and surrounding the lower portion of the standard 87 and forming a bearing therefor is a bushing 88. If desired, a layer of friction-paper or any other desirable material may be interposed between the bushing and the friction-gear. Surrounding the main standard 87 is a tubular column 89, the lower end of said column being secured to the bushing 88. It will be understood that the bushing 88 and its upwardly-extending bearing could be made integral with the column 89, if desired. Secured to the column 89 or formed integral therewith is an intermediate plate 90, forming the bottle-carrying portion of the table. Arranged on the top of this plate is a series of sockets 91 for the lower ends of the bottles. These sockets are carried at the upper ends of the shafts 92, the lower ends of said shafts being journaled in an annular plate 93, fast on the tubular column 89 and forming the lower portion of the table. The lower ends of these shafts carry pinions 94. As the table is revolved these pinions are brought into mesh with the upper member of the double gear-wheel 82 at station D and into mesh with the pinions 81, 81, and 81 located, respectively, at stations A, B, and C, so that the bottles are revolved when they arrive at the several stations.

Carried rigidly at the upper end of the tubular colu um 89 is a top plate 95, more clearly shown in Fig. 2. This plate is provided on its under side, at or near its outer edge, with a series of tubular depending bosses 96, the

bores of said bosses extending through the plate. Into these bores are fitted tubular stems 97. These stems extend below the lower ends of the bosses and are enlarged, the enlargements formed on their under sides with conical sockets 98, in which the upper ends of the bottles are centered. Secured to the top plate 95 is an annular disk 99, pron vided with sets of parallel walls 100, as clearly shown in Figs. 32 and 33. Pivoted in and oscillating between each set of walls is a head 101, forming a bearing for the shaft of the roller 102. Each head 101 has connected thereto one end of a bent spring 103. The opposite end of each spring bears in a suitable recess in the top plate 95. Two springarms 104 104 are also connected at their inner ends to each bearing-head 101. The outer ends of these spring-arms pass loosely through lugs projecting laterally from a collar 105, mounted loosely at the upper end of a revoluble holding-pin 106. Each holding-pin 106 is journaled in its appropriate tubular stem 97. The lower end of each holding-pin is formed with a plurality of teeth, as clearly shown in Fig. 32. The loose head on the upper portion of each holding-pin is mounted thereon between fixed collars 107 107.

Secured to the top of the standard 87 is a cam 108, said cam being preferably secured by means of a screw 109 and a pin 110, said pin adapted to hold the cam 108 in position on the standard 87. The bottom face of this cam also bears against the upper end of the tubular column 89 and is frictionally adjusted thereto by means of the screw 109, a slight space being left between the bottom of the cam and the top of the standard 87 for the purpose of permitting of the taking up of wear by the turning of the screw 109.

The bottles to be labeled are indicated by the numeral 111 and are advisably arranged on the table so as to be equal distances apart. The lower ends of these bottles are supported by the sockets 91, which sockets preferably carry flexible cushions, advisably in the form is a bushing 121.

of rings 112 or coiled. tubing, on which the bottles rest. The circumference. of each socket 91 is provided with teeth, forming a gear-wheel 113. These several gear-wheels 113 mesh with pinions 114, formed or provided at the upper ends of chuck-spindles 115. The lower end of each chuck-spindle is journaled in the plate 93 and the upper ends of these spindles in the plate of the table. Each chuck-spindle is formed near its" lower end with an annular shoulder which is adapted to contact with a rubber cushion 116 beneath the same and supported by the plate 93, as'clearly shown in Fig. 21. Each chuckspindle is revoluble and vertically movable in its bearings, and a semicircular socket 117 extends downwardly through the upper end of each spindle for a desired distance. In said socket of each chuck-spindle fits the lower reduced end of a brush-spindle 118, said lower reduced end conforming in shape to the socket and fitting therein in such manner as to prevent binding. The upper end of each brush-spindle is encircled by a metal sleeve 119, (see Fig. 39,) and this sleeve is surrounded by the hubs of a two-part brush 120. The sleeve is formed with a central enlargement, and surrounding this enlargement Surrounding this bushing in turn is the hub of a contact-wheel 122, said wheel being preferably formed of rubber and having its rim advisably tubular in cross-section. The lower end of the sleeve 119 and the hub of the lower part of the brush 1'20 rest on a shoulder 123 on the spindle 118, and a nut 124 takes onto an upper threaded end of the spindle and is adapted to be turned down against the upper end of the sleeve 119 and the upper end of the hub of the upper section of the brush. Inasmuch as the central enlargement of the sleeve 119 is somewhat wider than the hub of the contact-wheel and its brush, when the nut is turned down tightly the two sections of the brush are clamped to the shoulder 123', so as to revolve with the spindle, while the contact-wheel 122 is free to revolve by external frictional contact. The two-part brush and the contact-wheel bottle. The upper extremity of each brushspindle has its bearing in a bushing 125, which is arranged in an opening in the top plate of the table. (See Fig. 21.) The upper extremity of each brush-spindle abovethe plate 95 is threaded, and this threaded portion is engaged by nuts 126 126, said nuts being jammed, so as to form a shoulder to suspend the brush-spindle. The means for raising and lowering the chuck-spindles consists of a segmental cam 127, secured to the-top 43 of the base 41, said cam having a level or plane surface. and an incline 128. A'sthe table revolves and the lower ends of the chuck-spindles ride up the incline onto the plane surface of the cam said chuck-spindles are necessarily raised to the dotted-line position shown -naled in'the arm 129 is a spindle 138.

in Fig. 21, so as to throw the pinion 114 out of mesh with the gear-.wheel113, with the result that as the bottles arriveat the stations at which the brushes are not used said brushes will not revolve; but when the bottles arrive at stations where the brushes are to be operatively employed the lower end of each chuckspindle after it reaches the end of the plane surface of the cam descends, soas to again bring the pinion 114 into mesh with the gearwheel 113, and hence cause a rotation of the chuck-spindle and the brush-spindle.

Carried by the supporting-plate 90 of the table are a series of centering-rolls 65, there being two of said rolls adjacent to each bottle-socket 91 and close enough thereto to bear against the lower end of a bottle carried in each socket.

The mechanism at station A will now be described.

Extending laterally from the annular plate 47 of the standard 44 is an arm 129. Journaled in the bifurcated extremity of this arm is a spindle 130. (See Figs. 1, 2, 3, 8, and 36.) This spindle carries at its upper end a twopart gear-wheel 131, one of the members of said gear-wheel being a mutilated gear-in the present case the lower member being shown asmutilated. The spindle. 130 is tubular from one end for a desired distance, as shown in Fig. 36, and in the bore of the tube is fitted a plug 132. Between the inner end of the plug and the end of the tubular bore of the spindle is arranged a spring'133. Extending laterally from the plug is a pin 134, said pin projecting through an elongated slot 135. The outer end of this pin rides on a cam surface 136, formed on the end of a bushing 137. (See Figs. 16,- 17, and 36.) The function of this spring isto hold the pin in contact with the cam-surface, and as the spindle is revolved the plug is raised by the camsurface and is returned by the action of the spring. The purpose of this construction is to return the mutilatedgear-wheel to an initial position, which occurs when the pin of i the plug rides down the decline of the cam to 1 the lower end of said decline, the mutilated are so located on each brush-spindle as to be directly opposite the foil to be affixed to. the

gear-wheel having been returned to its initial position when said pin reaches the said lower end or terminus of the decline. Also jour- This spindle carries at one end a gear-wheel 139,

- which is in line to be engaged by the teeth of the mutilated member of the two-part gearwheel 131.

Where a wheel 139 is employed of considerable circumference, and which is the case, for instance, at stations B and O,

. (see Figs. 8 and 37,) it is convenient to leave out a tooth at certain points of the periphery.

. This provision is made in order to obtain a full contact of the teeth of the wheel 139 with the teeth of the mutilated member of the gear-wheel 131. The opposite extremity of this spindle carries a wheel 140, said wheel being shown in detail in Fig. 37. This wheel is provided peripherally with a plurality of IOC equidistant recesses 141, (in the present illustration three.) One recess, .however, might suffice if the gearing were changed. These recesses are adapted to be engaged by an actuated pin 142, preferably actuated by means of a spring 143. The pin works in a casing 144, fastened in a projection from the arm 129,which casing also confines the spring, and the tension of the spring is adjusted by means of a screw 145. The function of this pin is to assist in positioning the gear 139 and the label-carrying drum, as will hereinafter more fully appear. Also journaled in the arm 129 is a spindle 146. (Shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, in broken section in Fig. 3, and in plan in Fig. 8.) This spindle carries a pinion 147, which meshes with the gear-wheel 139. Projecting from the annular plate 48 of the base of standard 44 is an arm 148. In this arm is journaled a spindle 149, said spindle carrying agear-wheel 150, which meshes with the pinspindle being journaled in the arm 148.

ion 147, said pinion being clearly shown in Fig. 8. This spindle 149 carries another gearwheel 151, which meshes with a gear-wheel 152, carried by a spindle 153, (see Fig. 2,) said The spindle carries a label-carrying drum 154. Above this drum is'a collar 155, in which is fitted the reduced end of a cylindrical plug 156. The major portion of this plug is surrounded by the label-carrying drum. An intermediate portion of the plug is surrounded byaring157,which has alateralextension 158. Said lateral extension 158 in turn is provided with a rigid down wardly-extending arm 159. (See Figs. 23, 24, 26, and 27.) Pivoted to the downwardly-extending arm 159 is an arm 160. This arm carries a spindle 161, (see Figs. 34 and 35,) and on this spindle are loosely mounted a series of rolls 162, which are suitably spaced apart, as shown in Fig. 35. Each roll is preferably formed of two portions-viz., an inner hub portion which surrounds the spindle and an outer soft peripheral portion, preferably of some suitable absorbent material, in order to take up water. It will be seen from Fig. 35 that the spindle 161 is tubular, and leading to the bore thereof is a flexible water-tube 163, which tube extends for connection to a circular water-pipe 164, said water-pipe being carried by the top frame 46 and supplied by means of a tube 165, which extends from any suitable source of supply through the tubular standard 45 and connects with said pipe 164. The spindle 161 is provided with one or more openings 166, leading from the bore thereof outwardly, which openings register with openings 167 through the inner portions of the rolls 162. By this means the Water supplied to the bore of the spindle 161 is free to pass outwardly through the registering openings connecting the bore with the outer absorbent peripheral portions of the rolls. Extending from the pivoted arm 160 is a finger 168, preferably of spring material. (See Figs. 23, 24, and 26.) The free end of this finger is adapted when the rolls are not in contact with the bottle to contact with a lug 169 on the downwardly-extending arm 159, (see Fig. 26,) with the result that the rolls are normally at a slight incline. In Fig. 26 of the drawings the finger 168 is shown as just out of contact with the lug 169 and the rolls 162 in a perpendicular. or substantially perpendicular position, which positions of the finger and rolls are the positions assumed by said parts when the rolls are in contact with a straight bottle or a bottle without any considerable taper. If, however, a bottle having considerable taper is brought into contact With the rolls, it is necessary that the rolls should be canted in order to make them eonform to the taper of the bottle. This is provided for by having the pivoted arm 160, it being understood that the bottles are generally small atthe bottom. When a bottle is withdrawn from contact with the rolls, the rolls are prevented from swinging too far by reason of the contact of the finger 168 with the lug 169, and hence said lug holds the rolls at a normal position. It will also be noted that the rolls 162 have an independent rotation on the spindle 161. By reason of this if a bottle with which the rolls contact is of a tapering form the speed of rotation of each roll will conform to the speed of rotation of the adjacentsurface of the bottle. Provision is made for causing an adjustably-yielding contact of the rolls 162 with the bottle. This provision is carried out by providing the ring 157 with an outwardly-extending hook 170. (See Figs. 23 and 24.) This hook is connected with another hook 171 by a flexible band 172. The hook 171 extends from a collar 173, said collar being adjustably mounted on a standard 174, extending upwardly from the arm 14 8. Extending from the standard 174 is an arm 175. (See Figs. 23, 24, and 26.) The free end of said arm is in engagement with the collar 155, which is located above the labelcarrying d rum. A stop 176 depends from the arm 175. When a bottle is not in engagement with the rolls 162, the flexible band 172 holds hook 170 in contact with the stop 176 and the roll in position for contact with the bottle. XVhen, however, a bottle contacts with the rolls, the extension 158 is necessarily acted upon, and this causes a finrn-.

ing of the ring 157, which turning of the ring causes a movement of the hook 170 and a stretching of the flexible band 172, as clearly shown in Figs. 23 and 24. When the bottle leaves the rolls, the contraction of the flexible band necessarily carries the ring 157 back to its former position, which ring in turn carries the extension 158 and the rolls back to their normal position. The arm 175 by reason of its engagement with the collar 155, located above the label-carrying drum, holds said collar against revoluble movement.

Extending vertically from the upper end of the plug 156 and downwardly to a point near the lower end of the plug are two passages 177 and 178, the former being an air-supply passage and the latter an exhaust-passage. To the upper end of the air-supply passage 177 is connected a flexible tube 179. The upper end of this tube connects with a pipe 180, carried by the top frame 46. To the upper end of exhaust-passage 178 is connected a flexible tube 181. The upper end of this tube connects with a pipe 182, also carried by the top frame 46. Communicating with pipe 180 is another tube 183, which leads through the tubular standard 45 and connects with any suitable source of, air-supply. Connecting with pipe 182 is a tube 18%, which also extends through the tubular standard 45 and connects with any suitable exhausting device. The plug 156 has also formed partly around its circumference a channel 185. The

inle t passage 177 has a plurality of branch passages 186 (see Fig. 27) leading therefrom out through the plug. The circumferential passage 185 has two branch passages 187 187, which lead to the exhaust-passage 178.

' The label-drum is provided around its circumference with series of circumferentiallyalined openings 188, which are connected by means of vertical grooves 180. These openings 188 extend through the drum and are adapted to be brought into register with the passages 186 in the plug. Air is forced through the tube 183, thence into pipe 180, thence through tube 179, thence through passage 177, and out through passages 186and openings 188 and the air directed against the label for the purpose of positioning the label on the bottle, as hereinafter morefully referred to. It will be seen from Fig. 23 that theair is forced out of the openings 188 in a direction to strike the bottle and pass between the spaces between the rolls 162. If instead f spacing the rolls 162 a solid roll were provided, it'will be evident that the effective action of the blast would be interfered with, inasmuch as the retardation of the blast by a solid roll would be apt to create eddies, and thereby cause the label to follow the outline of the eddies and seriously interfere with the proper affixing of the label on the bottle. It will be seen that my arrangement of rolls 162 practically forms a vented roll. This roll need not necessarily be formed by a series of separate rolls spaced apart, in-

asniuch as the same function could be accomplished by a continuous roll having a series of annular recesses, ora continuous rollcould be provided formed of a suitable screening or perforated material without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

Inorder to hold the label on the drum, I provide asuction through the passages 188 into the circumferential channel 185, through the branch passages 187, through the passage 178, tube 181, pipe 182, and tube 18%.

Extending from the collar 155 is an arm 190, (see Figs. 1, 7, and 30,) the outer end of said arm being bifurcated. Between the furcate parts of this arm is pivotally mounted another arm 191. The outer end of arm 191 carries a spindle 192,tl1e lower end of said spindle being connected to a paste-roll 193. (The paste-roll at station C is shown in detail in Fig. 31.) The paste-roll 193 consists of two portions-viz., an inner cylindrical portion and an outer foraminous cover. The inner cylindrical portion is provided at its top with a series of radiating openings 194, which open into an annular groove 195 in the outer surface of the inner portion of the pasteroll. Extending downwardly from the groove 195 are vertical channels 196, which facilitate the absorption of the paste by the outer foraminous cover. A spring 197 (see Figs. 28 and 30) bears at its free end against the arm 191 and holds the paste-roll yieldingly in contact with the labeldrum.

Turning into a threaded socket in thecollar 155 is a small knurled thumb-screw 198, the outer end of said screw forming a stop to limit the inward swing of the paste roll caused by the action of the spring 197.

' The numeral 199 indicates a plate having pins 200 and 201 extending upwardly therefrom .and over which pins are adapted tobe passed spools 202 and 203, respectively, and

on which spools are carried continuous labelst-rips 20l and 205. The'plate 195 is adapted to be revolved in the manner hereinafter described, whereby when the label-strip is almost exhausted on one spool the other spool is brought into proper position to permit the label .to be carried off of said other spool. The label-strip is carried off its spool and is fed by hand between a small roll 206 and a large roll 207, the latter being adjacent to the label-drum. The small roll is normally at the dotted-line position shown in Fig.24 or the fullline position shown in Fig. 23. \Vhen, however, it is desired to change the feed of the label from one nearly-exhausted spool to another, the roll 206 is swung around to the fullline position shown in Fig. 24: or to the dotted-line position shown in Fig. 23, so as to bind the nearly-exhausted label. After this the end of the new label is passed between the old label-strip and the roll 207. As soon as the new label-strip is carried around adja cent to the label-drum the old label-strip is broken or severed, as shown in Figs. 6, 7, and 17, and the roll 206 is again thrown out of contact with the label. The construction whereby the small roll 206 is thrown into or out of engagement with the label will be hereinafter fully described. The roll 207, it will be understood, is rotated by its frictional contact with the label-d rum. This roll is mounted ona spindle 208, said spindle being carried by an arm 209, which arm is pivoted to an extension 210 projecting from the collar 155. The roll 207 is held yieldingly in contact with the label-drum by means of a spring 211 pressing against the arm 209. Turning Secured to the top plate 43 of the base 41 is a hollow stand 212, (shown in Fig. 1,) which receives the lower portion of astationary piston 213, (see Fig. 13,) said lower portion of the piston being secured in the hollow stand. The piston is provided with a shoulder, which rests on the upper end of the stand 212. (See Fig. 1.) The piston is extended above the upper end of the hollow stand of the cylinder, and said piston forms a part of the operating mechanism of the label-cuttingdevice. It has a channel 214 formed therein, to which a pipe 215, extending from anysuitable source ofsupply, is connected, said pipe adapted to con duct compressed air into the inlet-channel. (See Figs. 1 and 8.) The exhaust-passage of the stationary piston is indicated by the numeral 216. The lower end of this exhaustpassage connects with a vacuum-chamber (not shown) by means of a tube 217. Both the inlet and discharge channels terminate at their upper extremities below the upper end of the piston and have extending, therefrom, respectively, branch passages 218 and 219. Surrounding the stationarypiston is a knifecarrying cylinder 220. On the shoulder of the piston rests a rubber buifer 221, which is adapted to act as a cushion for the lower end of the knife-carrying cylinder when said cylinder descends. The knife-carrying cylinder is provided with the opposite longitudinal ports 222 222', which are adapted as the cylinder is oscillated in the manner hereinafter described to respectively register with the branching passages 218 and 219, leading from the inlet and exhaust passages ofthe piston. The head of the cylinder is formed with a solid plug forming a journal-box, and the cutting-knife (designated by the numeral 223) is provided with a spindle 224, which passes through and is journaled in the plug. The outer end of the spindle is provided with a screw-head. (See Figs. 13,. 23, and 24.) It will be understood that the cutting-knife is of circular form and is mounted revolubly on the end of the spindle.

The numeral 225 (see Figs. 1,6,7, 23, and 24) indicates a longitudinally-actuated bar, which bar is slidingly fitted, preferably by a dovetail connection, to the arm 14.8 in the case of station A. The bar is actuated in one direction by a spring 226, which acts on one end of the bar, the tension of said spring being adjustable by means of a suitable adjustingscrew 227. The bar is actuated in an opposite direction by a series of cam formations 228 on the underside of the supporting-plate 90 of the table. Each cam formation at its initial end has two steps 229 and 229, and the terminal end of each cam formation is formed with a gradually-rising surface 230. A wearshoe similar to 231 (see Fig. 8) is secured to i that end of the bar 225 which is adapted to act on the cam-surface 228. The longitudinallyactuated bar is also provided with a series of teeth forming a small rack 231'. Inasmuch as the cylinder 220 must be turned just a certain distance in order to bring its inlet-ports into register with the inlet-ports of the stationary piston when said cylinder is operated in one direction and the exhaust-ports of the cylinder into register with the exhaust-ports of the stationary piston when said cylinder is oscillated in the opposite direction, provision must be made for stopping thelongitudinal movement of the rack 231 at the right point. In order to provide for this, I form an opening through the arm on which the rack-ha r is mounted and through which opening the knife-motor passes, as clearly shown in Figs. 23 and 24. This opening 232 also cuts through the dovetail recess of the arm 148 for a certain distance, and in this cut-out portion of the dovetail recess is placed a separate plate 233, which is secured to the longitudinally-actuated bar 225, and is reciprocated in said opening by and with the bar. This plate has formed thereon the teeth 231. The plate 233 is not quite as long as the cutout portion of the dovetail recess, whereby as said plate is reciprocated in the manner pointed out its ends are adapted to contact with the shoulders formed by the cut-out portion of the dovetail recess, and thereby limit the reciprocation of the rack in either direction. (See Fig. 2%.) The teeth 231 on the plate mesh with teeth 234: formed on the knife-carrying cylinder, whereby the reciprocation of the rack plate causes the proper oscillation of said knife-carrying cylinder. ment of the longitudinally-actuated bar toward the table will cause a turning of the knife-carrying cylinder in a direction to bring 00 may ber buffer being supported or held by a rigid arm 236 (shown in Fig. 1) and extending upwardly from the arm 1-18. This movement is sufficient to permit the knife to pass the distance of the width of the label, and thereby out said label transversely. It will be noticed particularly from Figs. 23, 2t, 26, and 31 that the outer surface of the label-carrying drum is formed with one or more elongated notches 237. In the present illustration of my invention I have shown three of such notches. These notches receive the cuttin g-knife, and the straight wall of each notch forms, in connection with the cutting edge of the knife, a complete shear cut. The augmented space formed by the curved surface of each notch permits the knife to enter the notch freely as the knife is swung in the arc of a circle. The knife makes its out while It will be understood that the move-- I IS the drum is stationary and the table is revolving. As will be seen from Fig. 23, when the knife is not coactiug with one of the notches of the drum a spring 238, which encircles the spindle of the cutting-knife between the screw-head of said spindle andone side of the journal-box, holds the knife against a projection extending from the other end of the journal-box. \Vhen, however, the cutting edge of the knife comes into contact with the straight wall-or shear edge of the notch of the drum, the knife will be stopped. The cylinder, however, not having completed its partial rotation will draw away from the knife, leavinga space between the end of the journal-box and the inner face of the cutting-disk and at the same time comthe inner end of said bar riding out on the incline 230 of the cam 228. This return movement causes the cutting-knife to be turned back to its normal position. (Shown in Fig. 23.) At the same time the cylinder 220 is re- .volved, so as to bring the discharge-passage 222 into register with the passages 219 and 216 of the stationary piston, so as to permit of the down movement of the cylinder 220 with its knife. In order to guard againstvunnecessary jar on the down movement of the cylinder 220, the upper end of passage 222 terminates short of the cylinder-head, so that an air-cushion is formed between the upper end of the stationary piston and the'under side of the cylinder-head.

In regard to the inward movement of the longitudinally-actuated bar 225 it is to be stated that as the table revolves the inner end l of said bar or the wear-shoe thereof will ride around on the periphery of the table. When the table is stopped, the wear-shoe will be in the position shown in Fig. 8 and the moment the table resumes its revolution the end of the bar will jump from the periphery of the table onto the first step 229. This has the efiect of bringing the knife close to the cutting edge of the notch of the drum. The end of the bar will next pass onto the step 229, which will give the knife the proper cutting tension with the cutting edge of the notch of the drum, as hereinbefore explained, by the action of the spring 238. The end of the longitudinally-actuated bar 'will now continue to ride along the cam 228 until it reaches the incline 230, which will have the effect of fore.- ing the bar'outwardly, as hereinbefore eX- plained.

- 138' and 138 The return or outward movement of the bar 225'isefiected by parts hereinbefore described as applicable to station A are duplicated at stations 13 and O, and wherever such parts appear at stations B and 0 they are in the main indicated by the same reference-nu merals. There are features of mechanical construction and arrangement,

however, at stations B and G which differ from station A. These differences will now be pointed out with relation'tostation B.

At stations B and C there is a change in the gearing for rotating the label-carrying drum. At these stations the pinion 147 and gear-wheel 150, forming part of the train of gears at station A, are omitted and rotation conveyed to the label-carrying drum by the intermeshing of the mutilated member of the two-part gear-wheel 131 with the gear-wheel 139. At stations B and O the spindle 138 of gear-wheel 139 is extended upward] y and carries a pinion 241. These spindles at said stations B and O are indicated, respectively, The pinion 241 meshes with the gear 152 of the label-carrying drum. The simplified construction of gearing for operating the label-carrying drums at stations B and C is rendered possible by reason of the fact that at stations B and C the centers of the drum and the centers of the gear-wheel 139 are sufficiently far apart to admit of a more direct connection of the gears.

The bases of the standards 44 and 44 at stations 13 and O are built up higher than the base 44 of the standard at station A by means of the additional annular plates and spacingrings hereinbefore referred to, for the reason that it is necessary that the standards at stations B and C be higher at said stations B and O- as the label-drums atsaid stations are on a higher plane.- I therefore provide at each station E and C in addition to the bar 225 another bar 242. (See Fig.7..) The bar 225 at these stations has a sliding connection with an arm 243, The bar'242 is connected tothe bar 225 by means of rods 244 244. This forms practically a sliding frame,which works in exactly the same manner as the sliding bar 225 of station A. This changed location of the rack is rendered necessary in view of the increased height of the frame and of the motor for operating the knife.

At stations B and O the knife-motors are carried by the arm,148 instead of by the top plate 43 of the base, asin the case of the motor at station A. By this means the construction is'simplified.

At station B the label-carrying drum is only provided with a single series of circumferentially-arranged openingsl88, and hence there are buttwo of the pressing-rolls 162, with a space therebetween forming a single recess for the one set of openings.

As heretofore stated, the small roll 206 is adapted to be swung from a normal position into contact with the label on the roll 207. This is effected by providing the roll 206 with an upwardly-extending spindle 246, said spin- It will be understood that all the principal dle being revoluble in a journal-box 247, Figs.

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' 17, 30, and 31. .This journal-box is provided through the arms of the bracket and through the arm of the journal-box, and this pin forms a pivot upon which the journal-box may be turned so as to swing the roller into or out of contact with the label on the roller 207. It will be noticed that the bracket 248 is formed with an arm 250, which con nects it with a spacing-boss 251, integral with the spindle 208. (See Fig. 31.) A jam-nut 252 takes onto the lower end of the spindle 208 and supports the roller 207. On the upper threaded end of the spindle is a knurled nut 253. i

The function of the several parts which have just been described will now be pointed out.

If, for instance, the cutting mechanism which coacts with the cutting notches of the drum is cutting labels of a length, say, of

three inches and it is found after the cutting mechanism acts on the labels wont between the printed matter which is to constitute each separate label that the label is cut one-fourth of an inch in advance of the place Where it is required to be out, then the operator loosens the nut 253 and swings the spindle 208, arm 250, and bracket 248, together with the parts carried by said bracket, so that the roll 206 will be advanced one-fourth of an inch on the roll 207, whereby the proper out between the labels is insured. The nut 253 is of course again tightened. In other words, the distance between the point where the initial end of the label-strip is started to the cutting-knife, following the curve of the roll 207 and the drum, must always be an exact multiple of the length of one of the labels that is to say, when the adjustment of the roll 206 is correct each label will be cut at the same relative place. For instance, if a label is cut at a point between the printed matter on the labels and a label is started between the rolls 206 and 207, with the roll 206 in proper position with relation to the cutting edge, then the succeeding labels will also be cutthrough thesame relative point. Aspring 254 acts on the projection from the journalbox 247, (see Fig. 30,) and when the roll 206 is in contact with the roll 207 this spring tends to yieldingly preserve the contact.

Then the roll 206 is thrown out of contact with the roll 207, said spring also engages back of the projection and maintains the roll in the dotted-line position.

At station G there is a means shown for throwing the paste-roll into and out of contact with the foil on the drum for the purpose of pasting the foil at the initial and terminal ends of said foil. This mechanism consists in mounting on the spindle of the paste-roll a wheel 255. (See Fig. 31-.) The ring 157, which surrounds an intermediate portion of the plug 156 in the case of stations 'A and B, is omitted at station 0 and an annular plate 256 substituted therefor, which plate is provided peripherally with double cut-away portions 258, corresponding in location to the location of the cutting-notches of the drum. As the drum rotates, the wheel 255 on the spindle of the paste-roller follows the contour of the periphery of the plate 256, and when the wheel 255 rolls into the double cut-away portions 258 the paste-roll is permitted to contact with the rear and initial ends of the foil in order to apply paste thereto. As the paste-roll contacts only at these certain points, there are only certain portions of the roll that the paste will be taken from, while on other portions of the paste-roll the paste will remain. The journal-box of the paste-roll is formed with an arm 259. This arm carries a pivot-pin 260, and on this pin is pivoted another arm 261, which arm at its outer end is formed into a journal-box for a distributing-roll 262, which may be formed of any suitable material. This distributingroll is'shown in full line in Fig. 30 as incontact with the paste-roll in order to distribute the paste evenly around said roll. I In dotted lines in Fig. 30the distributing-roll is shown as thrown on the pivot out of contact with the paste-roll, to which position the roll is swung whenever for any reason it is desired thatit should notcontact with the paste-roll as, for instance, when itis desired to remove the paste-roll. A spring 263 acts to hold the distributing-roll either in contact with or out of contact with the paste-roll.

In order to rotate the paste-roll at station C, a gear-wheel 264 is mounted on the spindle of said paste-roll. The arm 191, which extends-from the spindle of the paste-roll, is pivotally connected bya spindle 266 with the arm 190, extending from the collar 155. The spindle 266 carries thereon a gear-wheel 268, which meshes with the gear-wheel 264. The

arm carries another spindle 269, and this spindle carries a gear-wheel 270, which meshes with gear-wheel 268 and also with a gearwheel 271 at the top of the drum. As the drum rotates it is evident that through this train of gears the paste-roll is rotated, so that the peripheries of the drum and paste-roll are rotated toward each other and with a surface speed of the paste-roll greater than the surface speed of the drum, thereby causing the paste to be spread onto the foil, as with a brush. The paste-roll is held in contact with the drum by means of the spring 197, hereinbefore referred to.

The rotation of the paste-roll at stations A and B is accomplished by a similar train of gearing to that just described.

It will be understood that the label-carrying drums at stations A and B are on a plane below the plane of the brushes, while at station 0 the label carrying drum is on a plane S pliedat the initial and terminal ends of said jecting lug 274.; (See Figs. 28, 29, 30, and 31.)

A spring 275 is secured at station 0 atone end by means of two pins to the collar 155, and the other end of this springis in position to eontactwith the lug 274 of the guard 273; Thisspring passes through an elongated slot 276 of an arm 277. This arm may be an extension of the spring 263: The guard 273 is normally at the position shown in Fig. 28.

It will be understood that at station 0 the drum carries the tin-foil'to be affixed with the side of the foil on which the paste is ap-' gg'ii eute rmos't. As thetable is revolved and the brushes are successively being swung past the drum at station 0 a brush willactofn thev guard and swing said guard on its pivot to ar posit on shown i Fig. 30, This will hold thebru's'hput of contact with the foil on the d gmaeg consequently prevent the paste from getting onto thebrush. After the table pasreveivea sufficiently far to bring the brush t-p workingposition and out of register with n eqrum the rotation of the table is stopped the drum begins to revolve. With the regoliitionofthe drum the recess of the anhi laif plate 253 is brought to position to'periiiit thewheel255 of the paste-roll spindle to pass into said recess and conseq uently an ininov'ement of the arm 277 is produced. Thisinward movement will release the springarin275, and thereby cause an engagement of free end of saidspring-arm with the lug 274 of the guard 273, whereby said guard is tiii'ned back to normal position in order to permit the foil to pass from the drum to the bettle bythe action of the rotation of the di iiin and by the action of the blast. will be understood that inasmuch as at "s'tationponlythe tin-foil is applied to the bottle the smoothing and afiixing rolls employed atstations A and B are omitted at station 0 and merely the two-part brush 120 afndtliecontact-roller between thetwo parts 'o f tl iebrushare employed for affixing the foil to thebottle.

eeh anisi nust be provided for releasing tl' tabl e, This mechanism is shown as lod station 0 and consists of a cam- @1218, which is mounted on the spindle This cam-wheel actuates a lever 279.

Qiie eiid of this lever passes under a pawl said pawl being carried by a standard 280,. Thetablehas projecting therefrom a series of lugs 281, corresponding to the numof bottl'e'sockets on the table, said lugs adapted to be engaged by the pawl 280 as the table revolves. As each successive lug 2a5-1 is I b'r'eught around into position. to contact with the pawl 280 the table is necessarily stopped, that the bottles are in register with sta-j tionsA, B, C; and D. It will be understood the pawl 279 before it is engaged by one of the lugs 281 is in the positionshown inf any movement of said table against the force so as to raise the pawl 280 to the Fig. v1O poanism is also duplicated at stations A and B.

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v Fig. 10; ibut after the engagement, the pawl being of spring material, is forced back against astop projecting from the standard 230, as shown in Fig. 9, the spring-pawl therefore acting to cushion the table in stopping said table. The spring, however, after the table is stopped is not strong'enough tocause of the driving friction. After the several operations at the stations are completed the cam 278 will have been rotated sufficiently far to cause a turning of the lever 279 'on its pivot,

sition, and thereby permit the table to again rotate. This lever 279 also has an additional function in connection with the pin 142, which engages the recesses 141 in whee'l140. When the pawl has been raised to the position shown in Fig. 10,; the table will continue its rotation, and at this time it is of course necessary to release the pawl 280 in order toengage'the next stop of the table. This is efiecte'd by reason of the pin 142 e113 gaging the recess 141, the pin not being in the'center of the recess at the time thepawl is released. This engagement of the pin will cause a partial rotation of the shaft 138i and the cam 278, which partial rotation of the cam will release the lever 279 and also t he supported paw12SO. At station 0, I also show mechanism for accurately positioning the cutting edge of the drum with relation to the cutting-knife to guard againstimproper positioning due to lost motion of the gearing. While this meehanismds not absolutely essential, it is provided for the. purpose of securing greater accuracy of work of the machine. It will be understood that this mech- It consists in providing the bottom of each drum with a series of 'eqnidistant recesses 282, one of which being shown in Figs; 17, 26-, and 31, which are adapted to be engaged pressed by a spring 285, located in the easing', said spring being properly tensioned by means of a screw. (See Figs. 17 and 41.) This pin is adapted to engage one of the reeesses when the label-drum is in position to out oif a label. When the label-drum again starts to revolve, the pin rides out of the re- Attention is also directed to the fact that the pin. 142, which is adapted to engage the recesses 141 in wheel 140, acts to position the gearing and also assists the pin 283 in positioning the drum. It is necessary to position the gearing in orderto bring the terminal tooth of each series ofteeth in wheel 139 in position to be engaged bythe first tooth of the mutilated gear-wheel131.

In regard to the label-spools at stations A and B and the tin-foil spools at station 0, (designated. by the numerals 202 and 203) mounted on the plate 199 and which have heretofore been referred to, it is to be stated by a pm 283, mounted in a casing 284 and 

